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Obits: defenders of cats, dogs, wild horses, bees, crabs, & elephants
(Beth Clifton collage) Elaine Adair, Dayton Hyde, Susan Rudnicki, Alana Cutland, & Matthew Talbot had in common service to animals Elaine Adair Elaine Adair, cofounder of the Mississippi Spay...
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Why wild horses & burros are BLM chief Pendley’s biggest headache
William Perry Pendley.(Beth Clifton collage) Other issues may be more critical, but are sending less poop flying FORT COLLINS, Colorado; CALGARY, Alberta––“I’ll get really in the...
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Michigan hero takes on pit bull advocacy with a song & a trash can
Oneil Colley & Zoey Green.(Beth Clifton collage) Oneil Colley serenades Michigan lawmakers for Pit Bull Victim Awareness Day LANSING, Michigan––In the Michigan state capital, at least,...
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Secret agent for animals: Pete Paxton
Rescue Dogs by Pete Paxton with Gene Stone $26.00 hardcover, 246 pages. TarcherPerigree, c/o Penguin Random House Penguinrandomhouse.com “Pete Paxton (a pseudonym to protect his identity) is...
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Lost in translation: “personhood” verdict reportedly won for elephant
Ramba the elephant. (Beth Clifton collage) Transfer-of-goods tax ruling followed precedent for nonprofit transactions CHAPADA DOS GUIMARÅES, Mato Grosso, Brazil––The retired Asian...
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Hazel Park undid pit bull bylaw that should have saved 4-year-old
Benjamin Cobb. (Beth Clifton collage) “National Pit Bull Awareness Month” 2019 began & ended with fatal maulings HAZEL PARK, Michigan––October 2019, designated the thirteenth annual...
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Are NYC foie gras ban & other new “pro-animal” bills all they’re quacked up...
(Beth Clifton collage) “Horsefeathers,” says Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages founder NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.––Voters For Animal Rights was quick to declare victory on October 30, 2019 when the...
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Pit bulls: A retired humane professional speaks out at last, by Deborah Turner
Deborah Turner and her dog Twister. “All dogs should be recognized as individuals,” but what of the victims? Last week (and practically every week) a prominent animal welfare group talked on Facebook...
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Pit bulls: An active 40+ year shelter director speaks out too, by Debra Boswell
Debra Boswell. (Beth Clifton collage) “Thank you so much, Deborah Turner!” Thank you so much, Deborah Turner, for your truthful and informative ANIMALS 24-7 guest column Pit bulls: A retired humane...
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Pit bull kills guest in home of HSUS Connecticut state rep Anne Hornish
Tofu & Dexter. (Beth Clifton collage) Hornish claims fatal attack was only an “enthusiastic” greeting SUFFIELD, Connecticut–– Even after Dexter the alleged pit bull/pointer mix fatally injured...
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Video helps nab alleged killer of “Rescue Ink” star Al “Alley Cat” Chernoff
Al Chernoff. (Beth Clifton collage ) Surveillance video may accomplish something that the six episodes of “Rescue Ink” did not: an arrest leading to the conviction of a suspect...
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The Third Dog: a mystery featuring 2 deaths, 2 Great Danes, 2 pit bulls,...
(Beth Clifton collage) Female victims died alone, found by husbands minutes apart WAYNESVILLE, Ohio; BAY CITY, Michigan––Police in Waynesville, Ohio and Bay City, Michigan are still...
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Why is Trump EPA chief cutting animal testing while the NRDC defends it?
(Beth Clifton collage) Natural Resources Defense Council has fought for 50 years to make EPA enforce chemical safety standards WASHINGTON D.C.––How has the Natural Resources Defense Council, whose...
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Vegan Man hopes Florida jury will have it his way in case against Burger King
(Beth Clifton collage) Can expect to be grilled in cross-examination MIAMI, Florida––Vegan Man on November 18, 2019 served notice on the Miami-based Burger King fast food chain in the U.S. District...
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Suspect in faux fur-related stabbing previously tried to hire a killer
Meredith Marie Lowell.(Beth Clifton collage) Third alleged attempt to kill a fur-wearer since 2012 CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio––Unable to hire a hit man to kill “someone who is wearing fur” in...
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Protecting purity from pollution, or protecting pollution from purity?
(Beth Clifton collage) The Golden Age, Garden of Eden, and Thanksgiving Myth of Origin by Karen Davis Ph.D., president, United Poultry Concerns (See also Turkeys: Sympathy, Sensibility, and Sentience...
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HSUS, Donald Trump, & the PACT Act: The Art of the Deal
HSUS president Kitty Block is at left, Donald Trump at right-center. (Beth Clifton collage) Good publicity for Trump, fundraising photo-op for HSUS & friends, but not much in it for animals...
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Why we didn’t send you a direct mail appeal to arrive on Black Friday
(Beth Clifton collage) Dear friends & readers: You may have noticed the absence of anything from ANIMALS 24-7 among the ever-increasing blizzard of direct mail appeals from charities of every kind...
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Bullhead City shelter break-in: owner & pit bulls on the lam
(Beth Clifton collage) Pet theft in the 21st century more often involves pit bulls under euthanasia order than laboratory supply BULLHEAD CITY, Arizona––Rhonda Kathrine Johnson, 51, on the lam with...
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Gadhi Mai 2019: more animals killed than in 2014, but fewer people watched
Enumeration by ANIMALS 24-7 of Gadhi Mai 2019, using Animals Equality drone video. But drone videos show––again––that the body count was vastly lower than is often claimed BARIYARPUR, Nepal––More...
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